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A new pastor's perspective of how we can bring the light of Christ to a seemingly dark world in this adventure we call life. Amazing things can happen when we put our trust in God, follow Christ, and become the light.
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Community UMC, Quincy“From Doubt to Belief”April 23, 2017 – Second Sunday of
EasterPastor Andrew DavisJohn 20: 19-31 Last
week as I was perusing social media while unwinding from a GLORIOUS Easter
worship service last Sunday, I came across a little comic that said “Christ
is alive: The Clergy’s Dead.” I think I can concur, as Easter sometimes feels
like the Super Bowl or any kind of national championship game for many of us in
the church, as we had the season of Lent that is almost like the playoffs for
forty days (minus Sundays) before, then culminated with the big day. But during this time, we also have all the
extra prep-work, the extra services in between, and striving to make sure that
everything will be excellent, maybe even close to perfect when the big (yes, I
admit I’m a bit of a perfectionist). But
then like any holiday for that matter, Easter comes and goes very quickly. Although I didn’t take part in a sunrise
service this year like I have these last three years,…

Community United
Methodist Church, Quincy“Encountering the
Unexpected” Easter Sunday, April
16, 2017Pastor Andrew DavisJohn 20: 1-18 Happy
Easter!! I don’t think we can say it
enough; Christ IS Risen!! HE IS RISEN
INDEED, ALLELUIA!! While we might be
enjoying the chocolates, sweet treats, and other goodies we may have sworn off
during the forty days of Lent, something special has been happening during that
time that has led up to this moment today.
During these last Forty Days, we have journeyed with Jesus through the
wilderness of Lent, journeyed with him into Jerusalem, then journeyed with him to
the cross. While Good Friday is a day of
darkness and while it may also feel that all hope died along with Jesus on that
afternoon, we had to go through it so that we can come to the empty tomb and
see that Jesus is indeed the resurrection and the life, as he is not there. He’s no longer dead, but he lives just as he
promised, whether we expected it or not!!
Christ is Risen!! …

Community UMC, Quincy“Living Our Baptismal Calling: Believe”Pastor Andrew DavisApril 2, 2017John 11: 1-45 On Friday evening, several
of us from church went to see The Shack, playing at the Town Hall Theater this
weekend here in town. Now I have to admit that since being in seminary, I
usually come to such films that have a religious theme prepared to hate or eviscerate
it. Surprisingly, it did not disappoint and I actually enjoyed it. Without
giving too much away, in case you decide to go see The Shack this afternoon or
Tomorrow evening, the main character, Mackenzie, or Mack, has to come to terms
with his pain and what he believes in at this remote shack when he encounters
three people representing the Trinity; God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. But it
takes believing and trusting in each one for Mack to ultimately make peace with
what happened in his life and to begin healing. As we near
the end of our Lenten journey, we come to three of the most important questions
we are aske…